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CLEMSON  COLLEGE,  SOUTH  CAROLINA 
1912 


LOCATION 

The  College  is  located  on  the  old  Fort  Hill  homestead  of  John  C.  Calhoun,  on  the  dividing  line  be- 
tween (  )conee  and  Pickens  Counties,  in  the  picturesque  foothills  of  the  Blue  Ridge.  It  has  an  elevation  of 
Sou  feet  above  sea  level,  and  commands  an  excellent  view  of  the  mountains  to  the  north  and  west,  some  of 
which  attain  an  altitude  of  nearly  five  thousand  feet.  The  climate  is  invigorating  and  healthful,  and  the 
'  surroundings  are  in  every  way  favorable  to  the  highest  physical,  moral,  and  mental  development. 

The  College  is  one  mile  from  Calhoun,  a  station  on  the  main  line  of  the  Southern  Railway,  and  two 
miles  from  Cherrvs,  on  the  Blue  Ridge  Railroad.  By  means  of  these  roads  and  their  connections  the  Col- 
lege is  easily  accessible  from  all  parts  of  the  State.  It  is  connected  by  telegraph  and  long  distance  telephone 
with  all  parts  of  the  country.  The  post  office  is  conveniently  situated  on  the  campus,  an  1  receives  five  daily 
mails. 


HISTORICAL  SKETCH 

;  Thomas  .G.  Clemson,  after  whom  the  College  is  named,  was  horn  in   Philadelphia  in  April,  1807,  an  1 
died  at  the  Fort  Hill  home  April  6,  1888. 

-       hi  1823,  then  scarcely  16  years  old,  he  ran  away  from  home,  and  after  spending  some  time  in  Eng- 
.,  i^i  w^nt  to  Paris,  where  he  took  up  arms  in  the  revolutions   of   that   time.     His   gallantry    brought    him 
recognition* and  the  friendship  of  prominent  men,  resulting   in   his   being  given   a   course   in    the    celebrated 
School  of  Mines  in  Paris.     In  this  school  he  remaine  i   for   four  years,  graduating  with  high  honors. 

While  he  was  in  Europe,  his  father  died,  leaving  nothing  to  him  in  his  will.  Soon  after  this,  he  re- 
turned to  America  and,  establishing  himself  in  Washington,  practiced  his  profession  of  Mining  Engineer,  and 
accumulated  a  comfortable  fortune.  It  was  here  that  he  met  Miss  Anna  Marie,  the  eldest  daughter  of  John 
C.  Calhoun,  and  married  her.  Two  children  resulted  from  this  union— a  daughter,  Floride,  who  after- 
wards became  Mrs.  Gideon  Lee  of  New  York,  and  a  son,  John  Calhoun  Clemson. 

Mr.  Clemson  was  a  strong  advocate  of  the  political  doctrine  of  Mr.  Calhoun,  ami  when  the  war  broke 
out,  fearing  arrest,  he  and  his  son  escaped  by  night  in  a  boat,  and  walking  to  Richmond,  offered  their  ser- 
vices to  President  Davis.  Mr.  Clemson  was  assigned  to  the  Trans-Mississippi  Nitre  Mining  Department, 
where  he  served  until  the  end  of  the  war.     His  son  was  appointed  a  lieutenant  and  assigned  to  active  duty. 

At  the  end  of  the  war,  Mr.  Clemson  with  his  family  came  to  Pendleton  ami  resided  with  Mrs.  John  I. 
Calhoun  until  her  death  in   1866. 

In  187 1,  Mr.  Clemson's  daughter,  then  Mrs.  Lee,  died,  and  seventeen  days  after,  his  only  son,  John 
Calhoun  Clemson,  was  killed  in  a  railroad  accident  at   Seneca. 

In  1875  Mrs.  Clemson  died,  and  on  April  6,  1888,  Mr.  Clemson  followed  her  to  the  grave,  and  was 
buried  in  the  Episcopal  churchyard  at  Pendleton. 

He  left  an  estate  of  836  acres,  and  $58,000  to  found  an  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College  at  the 
old  homestead  of  his  father-in-law,   John  C.  Calhoun. 


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THOMAS    G.    CLEMSON 


THE  OLD    HOMESTEAD  OF  JOHN    C.   CALHOUN 

(  Bis  study  10  the  left  in  the  background) 


THE  BUILDING  OF  THE  COLLEGE 

In  November,  [889,  the  General  Assembly  of  South  Carolina  passed  the  necessary  acts  authorizing 
the  acceptance  of  the  terms  of  Mr.  Clemson's  will  for  the  establishment  of  the  College. 

During  a  life  of  nearly  twenty-two  years,  the  Legislature  of  South  Carolina  has  contributed  by  appro- 
priation to  the  College,  only  $95,000.  Not  a  dollar  has  been  appropriated  during  the  past  seventeen  years. 
'The  sale  of  property,  etc.,  in  Columbia  brought  $25,782.27,  and  the  fertilizer  tax  to  July  1st.  1911,  yielded 
S_\i<  (3,442.^5,  making  a  total  from  the  State  of  $2,314,225.22. 

Deducting  from  these  receipts  the  value  of  the  property  accumulated,  which  amounts  to  $1,033,432.30, 
not  including  any  donations  by  Thos.  G.  Clemson,  and  deducting  the  cost  of  the  State  work  paid  for  by  the 
College  out  of  its  current  funds,  amounting  to  $478,370.59  and  there  remained  as  a  contribution  from  the 
State  to  educate  the  9,961  students  enrolled  in  the  twenty-two  years,  $802,422.33,  or  $80.56  per  student,  a 
figure  that  for  economy,  no  State  in  the  Union  can  match  in  the  line  of  technical  education. 

The  estate  has  been  increased  by  land  purchases  to  nearly  1,500  acres. 

To  begin  in  the  woods  and  build  a  city  and  a  College,  now  valued  at  nearly  a  million  dollars,  was  a 
task  that  has  confronted  the  Trustees  during  the  past  twenty-two  years.  The  value  of  the  College  prop- 
erty is  over  a  million  and  a  quarter  dollars.  The  extent  of  its  lands  nearly  1,500  acres.  Its  present  enroll- 
ment is  over  <S;)3,  and  its  faculty  and  officers  number  nearly   100. 

Clemson  College  is  unique  in  that  it  is  founded  upon  a  covenant  with  the  people.  Back  in  the 
eighties,  when  the  advocates  of  agricultural  education  were  seeking  to  establish  an  agricultural  college,  they 
promised  that  if  the  farmers  would  give  the  privilege  tax,  they  would  undertake  not  only  to  protect  them 
against  fraudulent  fertilizers  by  an  efficient  system  of  inspection  and  analysis,  but  would  erect  and  main- 
tain an  industrial  college  to  educate,  without  additional  taxation,  the  youth  of  South  Carolina.  This  prom- 
ise has  been  well  kept  by  the  Trustees  of  this  College. 


VIEW  OF  THE   COLLEGE  FROM    HORTICULTURAL   GROUNDS — LOOKING    WEST 


A  CAMPUS  SCENIC DORMITORIES  AND  MAIN   PVILDING 


THE  MAIN  BUILDING 

The  main  building  is  a  three-story  brick  structure,  130x149  feet,  trimmed  with  gray  sandstone.  It 
contains  24  rooms,  including  recitation  rooms  for  the  Academic  Department,  Library,  Reading  Room,  Lit- 
erary Society  Halls  and  Physical  Laboratory, — also  offices  of  the  President,  the  Commandant,  and  the 
Treasurer. 

Adjoining  this  building  is  the  Memorial  Hall  or  College  Chapel,  with  a  seating  capacity  of  about 
i.odo.  It  is  used  for  religious  services  and  as  an  assembly  room.  In  the  tower  of  this  building  is  a  $1,200 
Seth-Thomas  clock  by  which  the  class  hours  are  regulated. 

The  building  is  provided  with  steam  heating  and  electric  lights.  It  was  completed  in  July,  1893,  at  a 
cost  of  $83,000.  On  the  night  of  May  22,  1894,  the  main  College  building  was  burned,  but  the  regular  work 
continued,  and  the  building  was  promptly  rebuilt. 


DRESS  PARADE — MAIN  BUILDING  AND  TEXTILE  SCHOOL  IN  BACKGROUND 


PRESIDENT  S  OFFICE 


RECEPTION    ROOM — CLEMSON    COLLECTION    OF   PAINTINCS 


ENGINEERING  BUILDINGS  AND  EQUIPMENT 

The  engineering  building  is  of  brick,  and  contains  35,000  square  feet  of  floor  space,  and  is  valued  at 
approximately  $40,000.  On  the  ground  floor  are  the  Steam  Engineering  Laboratory,  Machine  Shop,  Wood 
Shops,  Forge  Shop  and  Foundry.  On  the  second  floor  are  the  offices  and  the  rooms  of  the  Drawing  and 
Designing  Division.     The  third  floor  is  devoted  to  class  rooms  and  to  the  Division  of  Civil  Engineering. 

In  this  department  are  given  the  courses  of  Mechanical  and  Electrical  Engineering,  Civil  Engineering, 
Architectural  Engineering,  and  a  large  part  of  the  course  of  Textile  Engineering.  All  students,  regardless 
of  the  course  they  pursue,  take  Drawing,  Wood  Work  and  Forge  Work. 

The  equipment  of  this  department  is  valued  at  $55,000,  and  is  one  of  the  most  complete  and  up-to- 
date  in  the  South. 


ENGINEERING  DEPARTMENT  BUILDINGS 


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THE  ELECTRICAL  LABORATORIES 

The  Division  of  Electrical  Engineering  occupies  two  single  story  brick  buildings,  heated  by  steam,  and 
lighted  by  electricity.  The  laboratory  in  the  background  is  built  without  iron  or  steel  in  its  permanent  con- 
struction, and  is  used  for  calibration  and  fine  magnetic  work.  In  this  laboratory,  the  Junior  Electrical  En- 
gineering students  are  taught  the  principles  upon  which  the  science  of  Electrical  Engineering  is  based. 

The  Senior  Electrical  Laboratory  is  fully  equipped  with  dynamo  electric  machinery,  and  in  this 
laboratory  the  Senior  Class  is  taught  the  practical  applications  of  the  science. 

THE  PUMPING  STATION 

The  College  receives  its  water  supply  from  two  pumping  stations  situated  at  opposite  ends  of  the 
College  grounds.  One  of  the^e  pumping  stations  is  driven  by  a  direct  current  motor,  and  the  other  by  a  2.300 
volt  alternating  current  motor,  both  receiving  power  from  the  new  power  station.  Both  of  these  stations  have 
a  duplicate  steam  pumping  equipment,  and  the  aggregate  capacity  of  both  stations  is  1,200  gallons  per  min- 
ute. These  stations  discharge  direct  into  the  mains,  near  the  center  of  which  is  located  a  standpipe,  with  a 
capacity  of  132,000  gallons. 


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THE  NEW  CENTRAL  POWER  AND  HEATING  PLANT 

This  plant  contains  two  150  H.  P.  Stirling  water-tube  boilers,  and  two  100  H.  P.  Lombard  return 
tubular  boilers,  with  the  necessary  pumps,   feed  water  heaters,  and  other  auxiliary  apparatus. 

The  power  equipment  consists  of  one  114  H.  P.  Fleming  side-crank  engine,  direct  connected  to  a  70 
K.  W.  2,300  volt,  three-phase  alternator  with  direct  connected  exciter,  and  one  122  H.  P.  Fleming  four-valve 
engine  direct  connected  to  a  three-wire  75  K.  W.  direct  current  generator. 

A  75  K.  W.  rotary  converter  is  used  to  convert  from  one  kind  of  service  to  another. 

The  switchboard  equipment  consists  of  three  standard  blue  Vermont  panels,  and  three  black  enameled 
slate  panels,  all  equipped  with  the  latest  and  best  electrical  instruments  and  appliances.  The  alternator  is 
connected  to  the  rotary  converter  through  three  25  K.  W.  transformers.  All  the  machinery  is  of  the  General 
Electric  Company's  make. 

The  building  is  40  by  80  feet,  is  a  single  story  of  brick  and  cement  blocks,  with  metal  roof.  It  was 
completed  in  August.  1907,  at  a  cost  of  $25,000,  and  is  in  every  way  modern  and  up-to-date.  It  furnishes 
steam  heat  for  the  I>arracks,  Engineering  and  other  College  buildings,  and  electric  lights  and  power  to  every 
department  of  the  College  and  the  residences  of  the  community.  Two  pumping  stations,  situated  about  one- 
half  mile  distant,  are  electrically  operated  from  this  plant.  These  pumping  stations  have  both  steam  and 
electric  pumps  and  an  aggregate  capacity  of  1,200  gallons  per  minute. 


TEXTILE  DEPARTMENT 

This  department  is  housed  in  a  brick  structure  of  cotton  mill  design,  1(18x75  feet. 

The  value  of  the  building  is  $25,000,  and  of  the  equipment,  $50,000. 

The  first  floor  is  occupied  by  the  picking,  carding  and  spinning  machinery,  a  lecture  room,  the  main 
office,  an  exhibit  room  and  the  departmental  library. 

The  second  door  is  occupied  by  the  warping  and  beaming  machinery,  hand  and  power  looms,  or- 
ganic chemistry  laboratory,  three  lecture  rooms  and  an  office. 

The  basement,  which  is  situated  under  the  right-hand  half  of  the  building,  is  occupied  by  the  technical 
laboratory  and  the  dye-house. 

The  course  in  Textile  Industry  is  designed  to  give  young  men  a  thorough  training  in  the  various  lines 
of  cotton  manufacturing,  especially  in  those  new  processes  upon  which  the  South  will  have  to  depend  in  order 
to  make  cotton   manufacturing  profitable. 


THE  TEXTILE  SCHOOL 


CHEMICAL  DEPARTMENT 

The  department  of  Chemistry  occupies  two  buildings,  each  containing"  two  stories  and  a  basement. 
This  department  is  devoted  to  instruction  in  Chemistry,  and  in  making  the  analyses  in  connection  with  the 
State  Fertilizer  Work.     The  buildings  are  valued  at  $40,000,  and  the  equipment  at  $17,500. 

To  the  extreme  right  is  seen  the  office  of  the  Fertilizer  Department. 

For  this  work  the  State  is  divided  into  fourteen  districts,  and  inspectors  are  appointed  for  each  of 
these  districts  to  select  samples  of  fertilizers  and  send  them  in  for  analysis.  These  samples  are  received  by 
the  Inspector  Department,  numbered  and  sent  to  the  Chemical  Department  for  analysis.  The  results  of  the 
analyses  are  published  in  weekly  bulletins,  so  that  farmers  may  be  protected  against  those  companies  who 
fail  to  meet  their  guarantees.     Last  season,  nearly  1,600  samples  were  analyzed. 


THE    CHEMICAL    LABORATORIES AND   TO   THE    RIC.HT    THE    OFFICE   OF    FERTILIZER    INSPECTION    DEPARTMENT 


AGRICULTURAL  DEPARTMENT 

The  Agricultural  Hall  is  a  brick  building  146x94  feet,  built  in  colonial  style  of  red  brick,  with  lime- 
stone columns  and  trimmings.  This  building  cost  $55,000,  and  contains  approximately  $10,000  worth  of 
equipment.  In  this  building  are  taught  the  subjects  of  Agronomy,  Botany,  Soil  Physics,  and  Entomology. 
Horticulture,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  are  taught  in  the  new  Dairy  Building. 

This  building  contains  also  the  Gymnasium  and   the  Museum,   with   equipments    aggregating    about 

$3,50°- 

The  offices  and  Laboratories  of  the  Experiment  Station  are  also  located  in  this  building. 

A  great  deal  of  the  equipment  of  the  Agricultural  Department  is  located  elsewhere,  in  the  Veterinary 
Hospital,  the  Greenhouse,  the  Dairy  and  Mule  Barns,  new  Dairy  Building,  etc. 

The  subjects  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  are  to  be  given  special  importance  in  the  future. 
The  Dairy  Building,  just  completed,  cost  over  $20,000,  and  represents  the  very  best  methods  and  construc- 
tion to  be  found  anywhere  in  this  country.  The  College  maintains  a  herd  of  about  100  milch  cows,  a  beef 
feeding  station,  and  an  up-to-date  piggery.  At  another  site  is  a  large  Dairy  Barn  which  cost  $21,000,  and 
in  connection  with  this  Barn,  all  other  forms  of  Animal  Industry  will  in  time  be  developed. 

In  this  department  is  given  the  courses  of  Agriculture,  Agriculture  and  Animal  Husbandry,  Agricul- 
ture and  Chemistry,  the  one  year  Agricultural  course  for  young  farmers  18  years  old  and  older,  and  the 
four  weeks'  winter  course  in  January  for  farmers. 


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Cost  approximately  $20,000 


THE  HORTICULTURAL  DIVISION 

The  Horticultural  grounds  embrace  an  area  of  thirty  acres.  Eight  acres  are  devoted  to  experiments 
in  apples;  six  to  peaches;  two  to  grapes;  two  to  pecans;  one  to  plums;  and  seven  to  small  fruits  and  vege- 
tables.    About  three  acres  are  occupied  by  ornamental  trees,  shrubs  and  flowers. 

The  Greenhouse,  21x140  feet,  is  used  for  class  instruction  in  ornamental  Horticulture,  and  also  for 
teaching   and    for   experimental    work. 

Many  agricultural  colleges  are  such  in  name  only,  the  larger  part  of  the  student  body  pursuing 
courses  other  than  agricultural.  Clemson  was  founded  as  an  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College,  and  the 
following  data  attest  to  a  full  realization  of  the  purpose  of  its  founders.  Three  hundred  and  sixty-nine 
(369)  of  the  students  enrolled  this  session  are  in  the  agricultural  courses  and  three  hundred  and  fifty-four 
(354)  in  all  the  other  courses.  (In  addition,  there  were  88  in  the  Preparatory  Class.  )  Of  the  graduating 
class,  52  are  in  the  agricultural  courses  and  42  in  all  the  other  courses  combined.  These  figures  need  no  ex- 
planatory comment.  For  all  forms  of  agricultural  work  and  equipment,  the  college  is  spending  this  fiscal 
year  over  $174000,  not  including  about  $33,000  from  the  Federal  government  that  can  be  used  by  the  Ex- 
periment Station  only  for  specified  lines  of  agricultural  research. 

The  Experiment  Station  Greenhouse  cost  nearly  $7,000,  and  is  devoted  to  pot  experiments,  and  the 
growing  of  the  various  plants  under  artificial  conditions.  The  central  portion  of  this  house  is  devoted  to  the 
housing  of  potted  shrubs  and  plants  used  for  ornamental  and  decorative  purposes. 


FOUNTAIN — HORTICULTURAL    GROUNDS 


THE    HORTICULTURAL    GROUNDS 


EXPERIMENT    STATION    GREENHOUSE,    BUILT    KJ06 

(Cost  $7,000) 


THE  SOUTH  CAROLINA  EXPERIMENT  STATION 

The  South  Carolina  Experiment  Station  is  the  agricultural  research  departmenl  of  Clemson  College. 
It  is  combined  with  the  agricultural  department,  bul  is  supported  almost  entirely  l>v  the  Federal  funds 
known  as  the  Hatch  Fund  and  the  Adams  Fund.     The  Hatch  act  was  approved  by  Congress  March  2,  [887, 

and  the  Adams  act  was  approved  March  16,  1906.     These  funds  aim  unit  to  $30,000  annually. 

Under  the  provisions  of  these  acts  the  work  of  the  Station  is  restricted  to  the  prosecution  of  work  in 
investigating  scientific  problems  having  a  direct  bearing  on  agriculture.  The  offices  and  laboratories  of  the 
Experiment  Station  occupy  the  second  floor  of  the  Agricultural  Building.  For  the  proper  conduct  of  the 
work,  the  Station  is  provided  with  five  well  equipped  laboratories,  a  large  greenhouse,  dairy  barn,  seed 
houses,  storage  barns,  a  splendid  herd  of  dairy  cattle  and  Berkshire  hogs  and  ample  land  for  field  and  horti- 
cultural experiments.     The  value  of  the  Station  equipment  amounts  to  $40,000. 

The  present  organization  of  the  Station  staff  consists  of  a  Director  and  Agriculturist,  Horticulturist, 
Botanist  and  Plant  Pathologist,  Entomologist  and  Zoologist,  Chemist,  Animal  Husbandman,  Consulting  Vet- 
erinarian, Secretary  and  Librarian,  and  several  assistants. 

The  activities  of  the  Station  are  along  the  following  principal  lines:  Botany,  Entomology,  Bacteriol- 
ogy, Chemistry,  Soil  Improvement,  Diseases  of  Plants  and  Animals,  Feeding  Experiments,  Plant  Breeding, 
Forestry  Experiments,  Rotation  of  Crops,  Fertilizer  Experiments,  Horticultural  Experiments,  Soil  Physics, 
Pot  Experiments,  Orchard  and  Vineyard  Experiments,  Farm  Management  and  Co-operative  Experimental 
Work  with  a  great  number  of  farmers. 

The  Station  has  published  165  bulletins  and  24  annual  reports,  and  these  are  sent  free  on  request  to 
all  residents  of  South  Carolina  who  are  engaged  in  farming.  There  are  now  about  17,000  names  on  the  mail- 
ing list.  The  officers  of  the  Station  are  constantly  receiving  letters  from  fanners  seeking  advice  and  infor- 
mation along  the  lines  of  agriculture,  horticulture  and  animal  husbandry.  These  letters  amount  to  many 
thousands  every  year. 


S.   C.   AGRICULTURAL    EXPERIMENT   STATION    GROUNDS,    BARXS,    AND   GRANARY 


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EXPERIMENT   STATION  DAIRY   BARN 


THE  COAST  EXPERIMENT  STATION 

In  [902,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Clemson  College  provided  funds  for  the  purpose  of  conducting  ex- 
periments with  forage  crops  and  grasses  in  the  coastal  region.  These  experiments  were  located  on  the  old 
Charleston  exposition  grounds.  While  these  experiments  were  valuable,  they  were  not  conducted  on  a 
sufficiently  broad  scale  to  be  of  much  practical  value.  Through  the  influence  of  the  Agricultural  Committee 
of  Charleston,  the  Southern  Railway  donated  to  the  College  300  acres  of  land  near  Summerville,  S.  C,  to  be 
used  for  experimental  purposes.  The  Office  of  Experiment  Stations  of  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture 
made  a  careful  survey  of  the  lands  and  planned  the  system  of  drainage.  In  the  spring  of  1908  work  was 
begun  in  clearing  the  land  of  stumps  and  in  laying  the  tile  drains.  The  College  has  since  built  a  substantial 
wire  fence  around  the  300  acres,  has  cleared  150  acres  of  stumps  and  thoroughly  tile-drained  about  100 
acres. 

A  two-story  residence  has  been  built  for  the  superintendent.  A  large  barn  has  been  constructed  with 
suitable  out-houses.  An  artesian  well  has  been  bored  that  supplies  an  abundance  of  pure  water.  Three  crops 
have  been  harvested,  the  yields  of  which  were  abundant  and  give  promise  of  future  development.  Without 
drainage  this  land  is  practically  non-productive,  the  water  coming  within  six  inches  of  the  surface. 

Experiments  have  been  inaugurated  along  the  following  lines :  Forestry,  rotation  of  crops,  fertilizer 
experiments,  experiments  with  trucking  crops,  orchard  experiments,  drainage  experiments,  experiments  with 
forage  crops  and  grasses,  hog  and  cattle  feeding  experiments,  and  farm  management.  The  place  has  been 
beautified  according  to  plans  made  out  by  expert  landscape  gardeners. 

The  experiments  of  this  Station  will  be  of  untold  value  to  the  farmers  of  the  coastal  region,  not  only 
of  this  but  of  all  the  Gulf  States. 

The  equipment  of  this  Station  is  valued  at  about  $20,000. 

The  College  has  just  bought  for  a  branch  station  in  the  Pee  Dee  section  of  the  State  200  acres  of 
land,  just  outside  the  city  of  Florence.  The  College  paid  $20,000  for  the  property,  which  will  be  developed 
just  as  rapidly  as  the  funds  of  the  College  will  permit. 

When  the  Pee  Dee  station  is  completed,  a  third  and  last  branch  station  will  be  located  somewhere 
in  the  sandhill  section  of  the  State. 


COAST    EXPERIMENT   STATION    NEAR   SUMMERVILLE,    S.    C. — MAIN    ENTRANCE 


BARNS   AND   WATEF    TOWER COAST   EXPERIMENT   STATION 


THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE 

Large  as  is  its  educational  work,  the  College  is  engaged  in  public  service,  the  magnitude  of  which  the 
people  are  slow  to  understand.  For  last  year  ending  June  30,  10,12,  the  public  service  cost  the  College  over 
$t  00,000. 

A  large  amount  of  the  public  work  is  carried  on  through  the  Division  of  Extension  Work  and  Farm- 
ers' Institutes.  The  activities  of  this  Division  include  Farmers'  Institutes,  Demonstration  Trains,  Rural 
School  Work,  Animal  Industry  Work,  Correspondence  Instruction,  Weekly  Press  Bulletins  and  Popular 
Bulletins  on  subjects  of  general  interest.  The  expenditure  for  this  division  for  the  present  fiscal  year 
amounts  to  about  $12,000. 

During  the  past  year  the  College  has  entered  into  partnership  with  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Agricul- 
ture for  conducting  the  Farmers'  Co-operative  Demonstration  work  in  South  Carolina.  To  this  particular 
interest  the  College  will  contribute  annually  $10,000. 


THE  AGRICULTURAL   TRAIN — EXTENSION   DIVISION — SUMMEK   OF    IO.II 


A  LECTURE  ON  LIVE  STUCK   FKOA1    PLATFORM   CAR  OF  DEMONSTRATION    TRAIN 


GATHERING  FOR  A   FARMERS     INSTITUTE 


THE  FACULTY  AND  OFFICERS 

The  faculty  of  Clemson  consists  of  fifty  teachers,  and  about  forty  salaried  officers  and  employees, 
including  the  Experiment  Station  workers. 

Ten  two-story  brick  dwellings  and  from  forty  to  fifty  smaller  wooden  dwellings  scattered  over  the 
campus  furnish  the  residences  for  the  professors  and  other  officers  of  the  College. 

Tne  Clemson  Club  Hotel  consists  of  a  main  building  as  shown,  and  two  eight-room  annexes.  In  ad- 
dition to  furnishing  rooms  for  the  members  of  the  Club,  it  is  open  during  the  entire  year  to  a  limited  num- 
ber of  transient   sruests. 


FACULTY   AND   OFFICERS,    IO,I2 


THE    PRESIDENTS    HOME 


THE   CLEMSON    CLUB    HOTEL 


CADET  BARRACKS 

The  cadets  live  in  barracks  under  military  government.  They  are  arranged  by  companies,  as  far  as 
possible,  one  company  to  a  hall.  A  limited  amount  of  choice  as  to  room-mates  is  allowed  within  the  restric- 
tions of  the  company  personnel.     Only  two  cadets  to  the  room  are  allowed. 

Cadets  answer  to  morning  roll  call  at  about  0:30,  and  are  required  to  retire  by  11  p.  m.  The  present 
capacity  of  the  three  barracks  is  750. 

To  the  rear  of  each  dormitory  is  a  toilet  and  bath  building,  connected  to  the  corresponding  floor  of 
the  main  building  by  an  open  iron  gangway. 

Barracks  No.  1  contains  135  rooms.  It  was  built  in  1893,  and  at  the  opening  of  College,  housed  over 
6oo  students. 

Another  story  was  added  during  the  summer  of  191  1,  which  contains  50  additional  rooms,  the  V.  M. 
C.  A.  Assembly  Hall,  and  the  office  and  room  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Secretary. 

The  dining  iiall  and  kitchen  run  back  as  a  center  ell  t  1  this  barracks.  The  dining  hall  can  seat  8oo 
students. 

Barracks  No.  2  was  built  in  1902,  the  piazzas  added  during  the  summer  of  191 1.  It  contains  0:1  the 
upper  three  floors  79  rooms.  On  the  bottom  floor  are  the  commissary,  ordinance,  trunk  and  laundry  deliv- 
ery rooms. 

Barracks  No.  3  was  completed  in  the  fall  of  1907,  at  a  cost  of  approximately  $50,000. 

It  fronts  the  old  Calhoun  home.  The  four-column  construction  is  designed  to  harmonize  with  that 
historic  relic.  This  building  contain  111  room-.  In  the  sub-basement  are  located  the  plumbing  and  pipe 
fitting  shops. 

.VII  of  the  dormitories  are  heated  by  steam  and  lighted  by  electricity. 


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Xo.  2,  79  rooms 


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STUDENT  LIFE 


(  )nl)  two  students  occupy  a  room.     The  general  arrangement  is  by  companies.     When^rtfl^ssJttWieo^-,-,. 
student  is  allowed  to  choose  his  room-mate  from  among  the  members  of  his  company. 

Under  military  regulations,  very  little  except  actual  necessities  in  the  way  of  furnishing  is  permitted. 
No  trunks  or  boxes  are  allowed.  These  are  kept  in  the  basement  of  Barracks  No.  2,  and  cadets  have  access 
to  them  only  at  stated  times. 

SUBSISTENCE 

The  dining  hall,  or  mess-hall,  as  it  is  called  in  military  parlance,  is  capable  of  seating  800  students. 
The  charge  for  table  board  is  $8.00  per  month.  The  fare  is  simple  but  wholesome.  The  tables  are  served  by 
27  cadet  waiters,  who  are  paid  a  small  sum   monthly   for  this   work. 

A  daily  report  is  made  by  the  Steward  to  the  President  of  the  College,  showing  the  exact  amount  of 
every  article  which  has  entered  into  the  service  for  the  day,  and  the  cost  for  each  day. 

The  following  is  a  typical  bill  of  fare  taken  at  random  from  the  Steward's  report : 

FEBRUARY  20,  1912. 

BREAKFAST  PINNER  SUPPER 

Sausage  Fried   Potatoes  Vegetable  Soup  Baked    Hash  Baked   Potatoes 

Hominy  and  Butter  Roast   Beef  Boston  Baked  Beans  Hominy   and    Butter 

White  Bread  Rye  Bread  Candied  Sweet  Potatoes  White    Bread  Syrup 

Syrup  Gravy  Butter  Rice  Boiled  Cabbage  and  Bacon  Gravy 

.Milk         Coffee  White  and  Corn   Bread  Milk  Coffee 

Syrup  Gravy 

Bread    Pudding 


THE   DINING    HALL — CAPACITY   800 


I'.F.KF   FKF.ITNC   STATION 274  TON  SILOS   IN   BACKGROUND 


THE    HORTICULTURAL    GROUNDS    AND    TRUCK    GARDENS 


THE    STEAM    LAUNDRY 


THE    CAUE'J     HOSPITAL 


THE  MILITARY  DEPARTMENT 

The  cadet  corps  is  organize!  into  twelve  companies  and  three  battalions.  The  commissioned  officers 
are  selected  from  the  Senior  Class,  the  non-commissioned  officers  from  the  Junior  an  1  Sophomore  Classes. 
Each  company  is  commanded  by  a  Captain,  two  Lieutenants,  one  First  Sergeant,  four  Sergeants  and  six 
Corporals.     Each  battalion  is  commanded  by  an  Adjutant  and  Sergeant  Major. 

I  he  purpose  of  the  military  system  is  not  to  make  soldiers,  but  to  give  elementary  military  instruction, 
develop  good  physical  bearing,  and  principally  to  maintain  order  an  1  quiet  in  the  Barracks  during  study 
hours. 


COM  MISSION  I'D   OFFICERS — K)I  I 


CADET  COMPANIES — I9I I 


REGIMENT   DRILL — ON    BOWMAN    FIELD 


THE  STATE  FAIR  ENCAMPMENT 

If  a  .sufficient  number  petition  for  it,  the  cadets  are  allowed  to  have  a  week's  encampment  in  Colum- 
bia during  the  State  Fair.  Although  the  cost  involved  is  small,  no  student  is  required  to  take  this  trip.  The 
cadets  are  transported  on  a  special  train,  and  their  camp  made  on  the  athletic  field  of  the  State  Fair  groun  Is. 
While  this  encampment  causes  some  loss  of  time  from  study,  still  the  educational  features  of  the  Fair,  to- 
gether with  the  experience  in  military  life,  is  consideied  sufficient  compensation  to  warrant  the  trip. 

The  only  necessary  cost  is  the  railroad  fare,  since  the  College  boards  the  cadets  in  camp  free  of  extra 
charge,  and  free  admission  to  the  grounds  is  always  given  by  the  Fair  Association. 


CLASS  INSTRUCTION 

For  purposes  of  instruction,  the  classes  are  divided  up  into  rather  small  sections,  so  that  the  work  may 
he  done  thoroughly.  Each  student  has  approximately  thirty  hours  of  work  per  week,  fifteen  theoretical 
hours  and  fifteen  shop  or  laboratory  hours.  No  regular  classes  are  scheduled  on  Saturday,  the  forenoon  of 
this  day  being  devoted  to  opportunity  for  making  up  work  missed  during  the  regular  class  periods  of  the  week. 

THE  COST  OF  AN  EDUCATION  AT  CLEMSON 

Clemson  College  does  not  charge  students  laboratory  fees,  as  is  done  in  most  institutions.  That  is  one 
of  the  reasons  why  the  cost  to  the  parent  for  educating  a  sou  at  Clemson  is  as  low  as  it  is.  The  following 
fixed  charges  represent  all  that  is  necessary  for  a  student  to  pay  into  the  College  Treasury  during  the  ses- 
sion of  nine  months: 

For  For  one 

Regular  Year  Agri- 

Courses  cultural  Course*' 

Incidental    fee    $     5-O0  $     5.00 

Medical   fee    5.00  5.00 

General   Breakage   fee    3.00  3.00 

All  required  uniforms   30.50  -'4-55 

Board,  washing,  heat,  light,  etc 90.00  80.00 

Total    $i33-5o  $J  17-50 

All  students  who  are  able  to  pay  tuition,  are  required  to  pay  $40.00  additional. 

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CLASS  ORGANIZATIONS 

Each  class  at  the  opening  of  the  session  elects  a  President,  Vice-President  and  a  committee  of  five, 
which  co-operates  with  the  President  of  the  College  in  promoting  the  welfare  of  the  class. 

The  students  in  the  Preparatory  Class  are  not  regarded  as  a  College  class,  and  have  no  organization 
as   have  the  others. 


A    FRESHMAN    CLASS 


A    SOI'UOMUUK    CI  ASS 


RELIGIOUS  LIFE  OF  THE  STUDENTS 

The  Board  of  Trustees  contributes  £2,500  annually  to  pay  a  portion  of  the  salary  of  the  ministers 
of  the  Baptist,  Episcopal,  Methodist  and  Presbyterian  denominations.  These  ministers  conduct  the  morn- 
ing chapel  services  during  the  week,  and  alternately  preach  in  the  College  chapel  on  Sundays.  In  addition 
to  this,  S500.00  is  paid  on  the  salary  of  the  Secretary  of  the  V.  M.  C.  A.,  who  lives  in  barracks,  and 
works  within  the  student  body. 

The  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  is  a  voluntary  organization,  whose  membership  is  nut  con- 
fined to  any  particular  denomination,  or  even  to  church  members.  Any  one  seeking  to  lead  a  clean  life  is 
welcomed. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  holds  regular  meetings  every  Sunday  evening  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  ball,  and  special 
meetings   during-  the  week. 

1  he  Bible  Class  Study  Classes  are  an  important  part  of  the  work  of  the  Association.  The  Bible 
classes  are  conducted  every  Sunday  night  in  the  rooms  of  the  student  leaders.  The  enrollment  in  this 
class  readies   nearly  one-half  of  the  total   student   enrollment. 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  takes  an  active  interest  in  all  social  and  athletic,  as  well  as  religious  work. 


STUDENT  PUBLICATIONS 

The  Chronicle  is  a  monthly  literary  magazine  published  jointly  by  the  three  literary  societies.  This 
publication  contains  contributions  from  the  students,  in  the  form  of  essays,  poems  and  short  stories.  The 
subscription  price  is  $1.00  per  year. 

The  Tiger  is  a  weekly  publication  devoted  almost  exclusively  to  athletics  and  local  College  news.  The 
profits  of  this  paper  are  given  to  "The  Annual."     The  subscription  price  to  The  Tiger  is  $1.00  per  session. 

The  annual  publication  of  the  Senior  Class  is  "Taps" — a  large,  handsomely  hound  book  containing 
sketches,  pictures  and  incidents  of  College  life.     The  price  of  the  volume  is  $2.50. 

LITERARY  SOCIETIES 

The  three  Societies — the  Calhoun,  the  Columbian  and  the  Palmetto — occupy  elegantly  furnished 
halls  in  the  main  College  building.     They  are  maintained  entirely  by  the  students. 

Each  Society  holds  an  annual  celebration,  at  which  medals  are  awarded  to  the  best  orator,  the  best 
debater  and  the  best  declaimer.  The  successful  orators  from  the  three  societies  compete  for  the  honor  of 
representing  the  College  at  the  annual  contest  of  the  South  Carolina  Intercollegiate  Oratorical  Association. 
A  member  from  each  society  competes  on  Monday  of  Commencement  for  the  Trustee  Medal. 

MUSICAL  ORGANIZATIONS 

The  musical  organizations  of  the  College  are  the  Hand,  the  Orchestra,  and  the  Glee  Club.  All  of 
these  are  voluntary  organizations,  although  the  members  of  the  Band  are  excused  from  military  duty  in 
lieu  of  the  time  given  to  practice.  The  Cadet  Band  is  composed  of  from  fifteen  to  twenty  members,  and 
furnishes  music  for  all  military  formations  and  athletic  games,  etc.  The  Orchestra,  composed  of  ten  mem- 
ber ,  furnishes  music  at  the  dances,  society  contests.  Commencement  and  other  special  occasions  in  chapel. 


THE    ANNUAL    STAFF K)II 


THE  CADET  BAND 


ATHLETICS 

Jt  is  the  policy  of  the  College  to  sanction  and  encourage  athletics,  so  long  as  it  is  conducted  on  a  high 
plane  of  gentility  and  sportsmanship,  and  does  not  interfere  with  studies  and  other  duties.  Football,  base- 
hall,  track,  basketball,  and  tennis  are  the  most  popular  sports.  The  College  authorities  presume  that  par- 
ents are  willing  for  their  sons  to  participate  in  these  games  unless  the  President  is  definitely  notified  to  the 
contrary. 

The  athletic  teams  are  permitted  to  take  a  limited  number  of  trips  each  season  to  play  intercollegiate 
games.  These  games  are  thought  to  he  well  worth  while  because  of  the  college  spirit  which  they  incite,  and 
the  close  touch  in  which  they  bring  Clemson  College  with    other    similar   institutions. 

Clemson  is  a  member  of  the  Southern  Intercollegiate  Athletic  Association  (  S.  I.  A.  A.  )  and  of  the 
South  Carolina  Intercollegiate  Athletic  Association   (S.  C.  I.  A.  A.). 

The  faculty  imposes  very  stringent  rules  upon  students  who  desire  to  take  part  in  intercollegiate 
athletics. 

Any  student  who  fails  on  more  than  two  subjects  during  a  collegiate  month  is  not  allowed  to  partici- 
pate in  match  games  during  the  succeeding  month. 

Any  student  who  is  deficient  in  more  than  one  subject  for  a  term  is  not  allowed  to  participate  in 
match  games  during  the  next  college  year. 

Any  student  who  is  taking  his  class  over  is  not  allowed  to  participate  in  intercollegiate  games  unless 
he  iias  a  perfectly  clean  record  from  the  beginning  of  the  session  up  to  the  time  of  playing. 

The  track  work,  under  the  efficient  guidance  of  Dr.  Calhoun,  has  attained  great  prominence  in  the 
South.  The  Clemson  Track  Team  has  won  the  Southern  Intercollegiate  championship  three  times  in  suc- 
cession— in    igoo,   [910,  and   jgii. 


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